BTW, thinking about it, you can run a HTTP or FTP Server on iOS, tho you app must be in the foreground. ewallet and airforms (http://polarbearfarm.com/airforms/) both do it. They are done in ObjC, but there is no reason not to be able to do it in Xam.iOS.
On 27 August 2013 16:41, Nic Wise <[email protected]> wrote: > You might need to read around. I think you can create a HTTP server on > iOS (ie, listen to a socket and do something), and it might be built > in to .NET / Mono too. > > However, if the app isn't the front up (eg someone switches out to > safari for a short period) then it gets shut down - no background > processes. Possibly the same if the power button gets hit by accident. > > As I said in the last one, I'd go for json over http, as it's _easy_, > and quite quick. Personally, I think I'd go for a Mac Mini or similar > (maybe even a Raspberry PI or something _tiny_, depending on how much > control you have over the client setup), and have that as the host. > Then you can do whatever you want without having to work around iOS > limitations. > > iOS7 may change that a bit, but I'm not sure I'd build a business on it :) > > Also think about what happens if the server disappears, or if the > network goes down (as they do....) > > > > On 27 August 2013 09:24, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, I've developed a Point of Sales (POS) app on the iPad and iPhone. The >> app used local SQLite database to store data. The app mainly operates in a >> single store (close loop) environment with local network router. But in this >> environment I need to be able to run several iPad(s) connecting together in >> a single database. I want one iPad at the cashier counter to host the >> database and the rest of the iPad devices connecting to the host. In the POS >> environment all app needs to be responsive in real-time or close to >> real-time data access, because there a lot data transfers between them. I >> think Core Data, web service, MS Azure, etc. is not going be responsive >> enough. Nor having a local desktop Windows server to provide local data >> access will NOT cut it because we want the store owner to be able to bring >> the host iPad home after closing the shop. >> >> Questions: 1. Can I develop the app to host local database? 2. What is the >> best network protocol for the host? Socket, REST, JASON, WCF >> >> -Thanks Andrew Pham >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://monotouch.2284126.n4.nabble.com/Hosting-database-server-or-services-in-iOS-tp4658440.html >> Sent from the MonoTouch mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> _______________________________________________ >> MonoTouch mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch > > > > -- > Nic Wise > t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken > b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ -- Nic Wise t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ _______________________________________________ MonoTouch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch
